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I have found interesting represantation of four racial type in medieval Europe. The picture is from Otto III Gospel from 10th century. It represents Slav, German, Gaull and Roman... What was most interesting if we compare the picture of Slav and the way is presented, with ruddy skin and hair it is almost exact how Procopius, Byzantine writer from 6th century describes Slavs:
"They live in pitiful hovels which they set up far apart from one another, but, as a general thing, every man is constantly changing his place of abode. When they enter battle, the majority of them go against their enemy on foot carrying little shields and javelins in their hands, but they never wear corselets. Indeed, some of them do not wear even a shirt or a cloak, but gathering their trews up as far as to their private parts they enter into battle with their opponents. And both the two peoples have also the same language, an utterly barbarous tongue. Nay further, they do not differ at all from one another in appearance. For they are all exceptionally tall and stalwart men, while their bodies and hair are neither very fair or blond, nor indeed do they incline entirely to the dark type, but they are all slightly ruddy in color. And they live a hard life, giving no heed to bodily comforts...".[
It is also interesting that Gaull man was presented as darkest among four, even darkest than the Roman one.
The other interesting thing is presents they hold. Slav holds the bread, which may imply that he represents the nation of agriculturalists and peasents. Gaul holds something what reminds me on palm tree. I am not sure what German and Roman holds.
"They live in pitiful hovels which they set up far apart from one another, but, as a general thing, every man is constantly changing his place of abode. When they enter battle, the majority of them go against their enemy on foot carrying little shields and javelins in their hands, but they never wear corselets. Indeed, some of them do not wear even a shirt or a cloak, but gathering their trews up as far as to their private parts they enter into battle with their opponents. And both the two peoples have also the same language, an utterly barbarous tongue. Nay further, they do not differ at all from one another in appearance. For they are all exceptionally tall and stalwart men, while their bodies and hair are neither very fair or blond, nor indeed do they incline entirely to the dark type, but they are all slightly ruddy in color. And they live a hard life, giving no heed to bodily comforts...".[
It is also interesting that Gaull man was presented as darkest among four, even darkest than the Roman one.
The other interesting thing is presents they hold. Slav holds the bread, which may imply that he represents the nation of agriculturalists and peasents. Gaul holds something what reminds me on palm tree. I am not sure what German and Roman holds.